Saturday, February 15, 2014

Mobile Passporting in Aklan, called for by the Provincial Council to the DFA

Written by
Gloria Villas

Members of
the Provincial Council of Aklan agreed to request to the Department of Foreign
Affairs (DFA) for the province to have a
mobile passporting unit.

According
to Atty. Plaridel Morania, author of the said ordinance proposed during SP
Aklan’s 5th regular session on Wednesday, this is for the ease of
Aklanons and those from neighboring provinces who wish to apply and work
abroad.

Morania
added that the project is another way of helping the residents acquire a
passport faster as applicants won’t be tired going back to the DFA’s main
office, and they can also save fare and food money.

Meanwhile,
Morania said that the province has previously passed a resolution on this but
that the DFA has not given it attention.

He also
said that if granted, applicants will no longer be spending a lot of money on
the processing of their travel documents.

The said
mobile passport processing has gained positive feedbacks from different areas
where there is no need to go the DFA to apply for a passport.